In the courtroom, under criminal proceedings, we must have proof beyond reasonable doubt.

In the case of security clearances, the requirement is much lower. Security investigators build a profile, accumulate information, interview people, and make an assessment. The impact on those accused is correspondingly lower -- nobody is going to go to jail if they fail their clearance.

In the case of public opinion, it's anybody's game, as Trump showed us repeatedly when he claimed Obama was born outside the US.

In the courtroom, under criminal proceedings, we must have proof beyond reasonable doubt.

In the case of security clearances, the requirement is much lower. Security investigators build a profile, accumulate information, interview people, and make an assessment. The impact on those accused is correspondingly lower -- nobody is going to go to jail if they fail their clearance.

In the case of public opinion, it's anybody's game, as Trump showed us repeatedly when he claimed Obama was born outside the US.

I'm not referring to any specific instance. I'm talking about in general terms.

If you automatically assume the accusation to be true, you may be falsely damaging someone's reputation or opportunities for employment.

If you automatically assume the accusation to be false, you may be letting a predator get away with a serious crime or wrongdoing.

Mar 13th, 2018 at 11:23am: "I think a #16 seed will upset a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament."

We should react in as much a Christian way as possible and we should kill them all, god will recognize his own.

But not maybe before torturing them to make them admit to these crimes in order to purify their soul and give them a chance to be saved after their deaths.

After all, that's how the Inquisition dealt with these questions and they were all Christians following the good book...

So Paris... right?

"Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion, whose morality is so sublime and pure (and) which insures to the good eternal happiness, are undermining the solid foundation of morals, the best security for the duration of free governments."